{
  "id": 9668594,
  "title": "Planning a weekend trip? KTMB just added 63,000 seats to the KL-Johor ETS route",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/planning-a-weekend-trip-ktmb-just-added-63-000-seats-to-the-kl-johor-9668594",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-25T00:58:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/25/planning-a-weekend-trip-ktmb-just-added-63000-seats-to-the-kl-johor-ets-route/236403"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "KTMB has announced the addition of 63,000 seats to the KL-Johor ETS route for the weekends until December 27, in response to growing passenger demand for the southern sector. The extra services, which will run on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays for 50 days, will provide 63,200 additional seats, with ticket sales opening since September 7. The four new trips include the EX9572 and EX9578 from JB Sentral to KL Sentral, and the EX9573 and EX9575 from KL Sentral to JB Sentral. As of today, ticket sales for these four additional ETS services have reached 46% of the offered capacity. This brings the total weekend capacity on the KL Sentral-JB Sentral-KL Sentral route to 189,600 seats, with 12 ETS services available, including eight existing ones. Additionally, KTMB is providing eight extra EMUPlus services from September 25 to 27, with Bandar Tasek Selatan being another option for passengers traveling to Ipoh. KTMB aims to increase capacity and provide more public transport options to accommodate the rising demand for weekend travel, in line with its Road to Rail aspiration. Passengers are advised to plan their journeys and purchase tickets early through the KITS Style app, KTMB official website, or ticket kiosks at selected stations.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Planning a weekend trip? KTMB just added 63,000 seats to the KL-Johor ETS route",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/planning-a-weekend-trip-ktmb-just-added-63-000-seats-to-the-kl-johor",
        "published": "2026-09-25T00:58:14.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}